Parents' use of the Internet for adoptions can be dangerous

10:02 PM,
Dec. 1, 2013

Amber Ness and Daniel Harris, of Minneapolis, are hoping to adopt. The married couple has been using Craigslist, Facebook and local advertising along with a traditional adoption agency to find an expectant mother.

Written by

Marisa Kwiatkowski

Im 26 the mother of 2 and due anyday with 3rd. I am not able to raise this baby. I have had a healthy pregnancy. I don't want to go through a agency because I feel like they are nothing more than baby brokers. Loving parents who can afford to raise a child and will be open to visits from me and my family please contact me.

Less than 24 hours after the Craigslist ad was posted, 35 prospective families from throughout the United States responded. ...